North Korea’s Test of Nuclear Bomb Amplifies a Global Crisis (“The test was seen as a major embarrassment for President Xi Jinping of China, and President Trump’s response might have opened a new rift with South Korea. After the blast, the Trump administration spoke twice with Japan’s leader; it also warned of a ‘massive military response’ if the United States or its allies were threatened.”)

Blow: In Defense of the Truth (“Trump is quite literally overwhelming our human capacities with his mendacity. It is not only hard to imagine that any person could lie this much — let alone the leader of the free world — it is also impossible for us to keep pace…I vacillate between rage and sorrow that our country has come to such a pass. And yet, what is done is done. America made a colossal mistake, and it cannot be easily undone.”)

Krugman: Why Can’t We Get Cities Right? (“Harvey was an epic disaster. And it was a disaster brought on, in large part, by bad policy. As many have pointed out, what made Houston so vulnerable to flooding was rampant, unregulated development. Put it this way: Greater Houston still has less than a third as many people as greater New York, but it covers roughly the same area, and probably has a smaller percentage of land that hasn’t been paved or built on…One thing is clear: How we manage urban land is a really important issue, with huge impacts on American lives.”)

American workers will catch on to Trump’s con (“He campaigned as a populist, but his policies are traditional trickle-down economics, only meaner.” I’m not as optimistic that they’ll catch on to the con, but I hope EJ Dionne is right and I’m wrong.)

BREAKING: PRESIDENT TRUMP IS ENDING DACA AND WILL ACCELERATE THE DEPORTATION OF IMMIGRANT CHILDREN.

In a vicious decision President Trump will announce Tuesday, he is ending President Obama’s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program that allows undocumented immigrants who arrived in the United States as children to remain.

“President Trump’s decision to end DACA is child abuse under the guise of public policy – and it’s a policy reversal that Republicans and Democrats alike don’t even want,” said Steven Goldstein, Executive Director of the Anne Frank Center for Mutual Respect. “In a Presidency already the most inhumane of modern times, this is President Trump’s most inhumane decision yet. He is inflicting pain on children, wreaking havoc on families, and throwing a grenade at immigrants who are part of our nation’s soul. The President has descended even further beneath contempt.”

ARLINGTON, Virginia– The Virginia AFL-CIO has endorsed Justin Fairfax for Lieutenant Governor. Representing hundreds of thousands of workers, the Virginia AFL-CIO has fought tirelessly on behalf of workers for decades to keep the state’s labor standards on a progressive track.

Upon hearing he received the endorsement, Justin Fairfax made this statement:

“I am humbled and honored to receive the endorsement of the Virginia AFL-CIO. Fighting for Virginia’s workers and increasing incomes and opportunity is a cornerstone of our campaign for Lt. Governor. As Virginians throughout the Commonwealth face the challenges of making ends meet for themselves and their families, we need to continue to promote policies that protect every worker.

I will always be committed to the issues that matter to the hardworking people of Virginia and I will fight for higher wages, health care for retirees, and basic employer benefits. These issues are of vital importance to me and vital for all Virginians.”